1939nd Vice-Champion of Poland in the Comprehensive Riding Horse Competition. Soldier, Trainer. Activist of the Polish Equestrian Association. Awarded the Medal for the War of XNUMX. Major of the Polish Army.

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In the interwar years, he was the 1936nd vice-champion of Poland in eventing - 1940 (horse of Aldon Czamar), a member of the Equestrian Sports Group of the CWK in Grudziądz preparing for the Olympics in Helsinki (1939). As a captain of the Horse Artillery, he was captured in September XNUMX. Before the war, he was awarded many times at equestrian competitions in Poland and abroad - including: Sopot, Warsaw, Grudziądz, Nice and Turin in show jumping and eventing competitions, he rode horses: Ares, Eskimos, Aldona Czamara, Gwiazdor, Anitra, Bej and others. During this time, he cooperated with high-class Polish riders and trainers.

After the war, he worked at the Liski Stud Farm (1961-62), where he trained, among others, Pacyński brothers, in 1964-67 he worked at PSO Biały Bór as the head of the Stallion Training Center (riders include: Andrzej Krzysztofik, Bolesław Suliga and the Nowakowscy brothers). In 1968-69 he was also the coach of PTWK in Sopot. At that time, in addition to his work as a trainer, he was also successful as a rider, riding the mare Drwina. From 1969 to 1973, he trained horses at the Training Center at the Cieślin-Popowiczki State Farm, while also working at the Sports Horse Training Center at the Kusowo State Farm and the "Zieloni" Riding Club in Bydgoszcz, training, among others, Czesław Gerlach, Marta Głuchowska and Iwona Kwaśniewska, and also collaborated with Jadwiga Pasturczak. The next place of work was the Student Riding Club at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (1973-75), and then the Toruń Horse Riding Club at the State Agricultural Farm in Przysiek, training, among others, Andrzej Lipiński, Aleksandra Burniewicz (daughter), Marek Lipiński, Roman Dygdała, Andrzej Kłopotowski and Paweł Komorowski. From 1977 to 1984 he was a trainer at the Riding Club in Ciechocinek at RSSW Plebanka (riders: Roman Śmigielski, Paweł Cymerman), and then until 1985 at the Riding Club at PTTK in Golub-Dobrzyń. Of course, there were many more horsewomen and riders, both sporty and recreational.

Detailed information, documents and photos confirming the above-described riding and coaching career are in our possession and regardless of this short entry - an extension of this information can be found in the Lexicon of Polish Riding "Horse for Glory" by Witold Duński, published by PZJ in Warsaw in 2012 .

Mr. Major Leon Burniewicz had a very busy life, also being retired, he lived to the age of 88.

The entire article and other sources can be found in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library (click)

Author: Marek Lipiński

Entry updated: 25.10.2023/XNUMX/XNUMX


Leon Burniewicz died on February 21, 1996 in Toruń.
He was buried in the cemetery at ul. Żwirki i Wigury.


Publications in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library:

Click on the links below to access related materials in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library (will open in a new tab):

“Clippings about Leon Burniewicz” (2023) – PCBJ

“Origin and activity of CWK in Grudziądz” (2022) – Renata Urban

“Traditions of horse sports in Poland until 1939” (2022) – Renata Urban

“One driving school, different fates” (2019) – Hanna Łysakowska

“Leon Burniewicz” (2012) – Witold Duński

“Polish rider what was Grudziądz for Polish equestrian” (2002)

“History of horse riding, part XIV” (1993) – Witold Domański

"Fascinations of Grudziądz" (1990) - Józef Hlebowicz

“Poles in the Nations Cup, 1923-1982” (1982) – Witold Domański

"Polish Riding School" (1978) - Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz

“Reflections on the Polish Riding School” (1976)

“Cavalry Training Center in Grudziądz” [link] (1938) | MOVIE

“Great Military Riding Schools. Poland – Grudziądz” (1934)

Grudziądz – Capital of the Polish Cavalry 1920-2011 | MOVIE


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